The iconic Pub is to move from EastEnders, four decades after it's first appearance on the soap.
In a statement the 40-year-old facade said it was "extremely sad" but also "very excited". It denied rumours that it had extensive work done in 2022 at a huge cost to the BBC.
The BBC has also announced EastEnders will broadcast a live episode on 20 February, which will include a plot outcome which will be decided by viewers who will be asked if vacant space on the square will become aVape shop run by Ian Beale, a Multi-story carpark, or charity shop.
Queenie said: "After 40 solid years on the square, I have decided it's time to move on to pastures new" leading to speculation that, ia departure from it's normal role, it is believed to have a part lined up as a sheep shed on Emmerdale.
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